So i finally bought the thor ultra 3W blue from my mate. He got it for over 100$+ and gave it to me for just 20$ under friends.
Before i got my first laser already (which was the laser 303) i read at this forum everything about safety but still have some questions:
1. My mate told me that i need to charge the batteries for exactly 30min according the manuals. He said 30min is recommended and not more but he self charged it always for hours and he got his charger (which he gave me now also) from laserpointerstore and the thing is, we never know WHEN the batteries are 100% charged. The charger seems to have no green light. Or it takes hell a lot of time to charge full in order to show a green light.
Anyways. I charged for 30minutes, then i used it once for about 60-90 seconds (cuz according manual you shouldn't light it more than 2 minutes) and then waited 2min to totally cooldown. Then i did the same again for 9 more times and then i realized that the dot got super darker and you couldn't see the beam as well anymore.
And it wasn't able to burn anything at all.
So i guess the battery was empty. But after 10 uses ? when it got charged for 30 minutes ? Is this really normal ?
If yes, then i guess i have to buy stronger batteries. He got his batteries from laserpointerstore as well and i dont know if they are good or not.
2. WHY shouldn't we charge the batteries for more than 30 minutes ? i mean, what does happens ?
3.My mate told me that i have to wear safety glasses indoors (he included me goggles too and i wear them always indoors) and also if i want to burn stuff (even if i want to burn stuff outdoors).
I searched for strong laser pointers in youtube and about burning tests and i saw people really wearing safety glasses even OUTDOORS. Like, there was a video for example from a guy lighting up a campfire outdoors and he was wearing safety glasses.
When i burn stuff outside, i never want to wear safety glasses. I know the eyes hurt a bit and then i see a "blue" dot for a while but that disappears and i have "practiced" my eyes already so they never hurt anymore when i turn on a strong green or blue laser pointer. But why should i wear glasses if i wanna burn stuff outside even if my eyes wont hurt ?
Or can my eye get damaged somehow ? (If i would hold something reflective, i would understand it. But paper for example, or a stick is not reflective...)
4. And what is the difference between cheap and expensive 3W blue lasers ? i saw lasers with the same specs but they cost like 20-40$ only. Or what is the difference between the thor series at all if they all have 3W for example ? my mate said, the built lens is really good on expensive laser pointers like my thor ultra now. Does that helps burning better or light for a longer time ? even the cheap 3W lasers say in the descriptions that you shouldn't light up for more than 2 Minutes. I see no difference O_O
Before i got my first laser already (which was the laser 303) i read at this forum everything about safety but still have some questions:
1. My mate told me that i need to charge the batteries for exactly 30min according the manuals. He said 30min is recommended and not more but he self charged it always for hours and he got his charger (which he gave me now also) from laserpointerstore and the thing is, we never know WHEN the batteries are 100% charged. The charger seems to have no green light. Or it takes hell a lot of time to charge full in order to show a green light.
Anyways. I charged for 30minutes, then i used it once for about 60-90 seconds (cuz according manual you shouldn't light it more than 2 minutes) and then waited 2min to totally cooldown. Then i did the same again for 9 more times and then i realized that the dot got super darker and you couldn't see the beam as well anymore.
And it wasn't able to burn anything at all.
So i guess the battery was empty. But after 10 uses ? when it got charged for 30 minutes ? Is this really normal ?
If yes, then i guess i have to buy stronger batteries. He got his batteries from laserpointerstore as well and i dont know if they are good or not.
2. WHY shouldn't we charge the batteries for more than 30 minutes ? i mean, what does happens ?
3.My mate told me that i have to wear safety glasses indoors (he included me goggles too and i wear them always indoors) and also if i want to burn stuff (even if i want to burn stuff outdoors).
I searched for strong laser pointers in youtube and about burning tests and i saw people really wearing safety glasses even OUTDOORS. Like, there was a video for example from a guy lighting up a campfire outdoors and he was wearing safety glasses.
When i burn stuff outside, i never want to wear safety glasses. I know the eyes hurt a bit and then i see a "blue" dot for a while but that disappears and i have "practiced" my eyes already so they never hurt anymore when i turn on a strong green or blue laser pointer. But why should i wear glasses if i wanna burn stuff outside even if my eyes wont hurt ?
Or can my eye get damaged somehow ? (If i would hold something reflective, i would understand it. But paper for example, or a stick is not reflective...)
4. And what is the difference between cheap and expensive 3W blue lasers ? i saw lasers with the same specs but they cost like 20-40$ only. Or what is the difference between the thor series at all if they all have 3W for example ? my mate said, the built lens is really good on expensive laser pointers like my thor ultra now. Does that helps burning better or light for a longer time ? even the cheap 3W lasers say in the descriptions that you shouldn't light up for more than 2 Minutes. I see no difference O_O